Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
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Year Published 2016
Word Count 92,391
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1350L
- ATOS Reading Level: 9.7
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- United States
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- Space race
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- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Women mathematicians
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